Patna/Bhopal/Ahmedabad: The counting of votes for the crucial by-elections in three BJP-ruled states — Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — is underway. The election for Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh and Manjalpur in Gujarat, took place on July 30. Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor was leading by a margin of…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar acquitted ex-BJP MP Singh and Tomar, former WFI assistant secretary, in the case. Speaking to reporters outside…
Army contingent wins 16 of India’s 39 medals, accounting for 41% of national tally New Delhi/Glasgow: Indian Army athletes emerged as the backbone of India’s impressive campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, contributing a staggering 16 of the country’s 39 medals and reaffirming the Armed Forces’ pivotal role in nurturing elite sporting talent….
Kolkata: West Bengal Sports Minister Dr. Indranil Khan has welcomed the enhanced financial support to National Sports Federations under the Khelo India Scheme, saying it will help nurture the next generation of athletes and strengthen India’s sporting ecosystem. He said the Khelo India programme would provide a major boost to sports in West Bengal, with…
Jaipur: Chants of “Har Har Mahadev” echoed across Rajasthan as devotees thronged Shiva temples on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan, with Jaipur’s Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple holding a special Bhasma Aarti at 4 am modelled on the ritual at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple. Temples across the state opened early for ‘mangala aarti’, followed…
Indian politics has always been defined by its unpredictability. Parties that appear unassailable often witness internal turbulence, while seemingly weakened organisations occasionally reinvent themselves. Yet, at this juncture, it is difficult to ignore the growing signs of unease within the Congress, particularly among its ambitious second-rung leadership. The latest round of speculation was triggered by…
For decades, India lived with a dangerous contradiction. We celebrated our engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs, yet remained heavily dependent on foreign countries for a wide range of critical industrial products. From sophisticated electronics and industrial machinery to components powering renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and electric vehicles, India often remained a buyer rather than a builder. That…
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri on Sunday alleged that “puncture banane wale aur tala banane wale” (those who fix tyre punctures and locksmiths) outnumbered students at the recent Jantar Mantar protest against the NEET paper leak. Addressing a “Gen Z Summit” held at Tughlaqabad in South Delhi, Bidhuri criticised the abusive language used…
Glasgow: Goodbye, Scotland. Hello India! After 11 days of intense competition, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games concluded with the flag and baton handed over to India, hosts of the Centenary edition, in a glittering ceremony here on Sunday. The 2030 Games will be held in Ahmedabad, and the Scottish officials handed over the CWG flag and…
Peshawar: A suicide bomber targeted a peace rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, including five police officers, and injuring more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack took place in Kabal, a town in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators had gathered near a police station, chanting…
